Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden
Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and...
Reports
A secret address and strict timeslots — how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban’s radar
Tina always wanted to be a beautician. Growing up in Afghanistan, she used to help her older sister at her...
Afghanistan’s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban
Rahima’s teaching salary is so meagre that sometimes she cannot even afford the fare to work, but her job in...
Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband
When Marhaba went to court to seek a divorce she was hoping for a quick end to years of abuse...
First, the Taliban shut down their real lives, Now, Afghan women’s virtual lives are also under threat
Somaiya, 26, wasn’t surprised when her Instagram posts – photos and videos of her daily life and promotions for local...
Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court
Last month, mother-of-two Shakila set off from her village in central Afghanistan for the 30 minute trip to the local courthouse to collect the ruling in her divorce case.
Afghan woman seeking divorce from violent husband says Taliban judge hassled her for sex
When Kamela applied to divorce her violent husband following 13 years of abuse, she hoped the court in northern Afghanistan would bring a swift end to her toxic marriage.
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse
The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty...
Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions...
Five years in hiding: the hellish life of an ex Afghan policewoman under the Taliban
Former Afghan policewoman Saadat* has spent five years in hiding since the Taliban seized power, living in constant fear that...
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